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LOT 0767

Roman Bronze Ram Statuette

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (99 grams, 50 mm including stand).

Modelled in the round, standing on an irregular base, with shaggy coat and coiled horns; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, pl.279, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0767

Roman Bronze Ram Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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